CFTC Awards Two Whistleblowers More Than $1.8 Million
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Two whistleblowers were awarded more than $1.8 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for information that helped resolve cases involving defrauded investors. “Like many before them, these whistleblowers showed courage and commitment to the public interest,” Cynthia Lie, acting director of the Whistleblower Office, said in a statement. “They provided critical assistance that helped the Commission identify fraud and return unlawfully obtained funds to American investors.”